Thermometer protector and shipping-guard



C. E. ERICKSON.

THERMOMETER PROTECTOR AND SHIPPING GUARD.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 2. I920.

Patented Nov. 15:, 1921 mvmron 0. cf.

GLAU$ EDWARD ERICKSON, 0F DES MOINES IOWA.

THEBMOMETEB PROTECTOR AND SHIPPING'G-UARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 15, 1921.

Application filed January 2, 1920. Serial No. 349,116.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLAUs E. ERICKSON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Des Moines, in the county of Polk and State of Iowa, have invented a certain new and useful Thermometer Protector and Shipping-Guard, of which the following is a specificaton.

My invention relates to a thermometer protector and shipping guard, so constructed and arranged that the guard maybe quickly placed over the breakable portion of the thermometer and be securely fastened thereto, yet the guard being readily and easily removed at the will of the operator. It is known that when thermometers are packed for shipping, it necessitates the placing of the thermometer in a carton or packing it in excelsior or some other material, so that the thermometer will not become broken in shipping and handling.

My device is of simple, durable and inex pensive construction, and can be quickly and easily attached or detached from the thermometer.

The object of my device is to provide a thermometer so adapted that a metal guard may be placed over the breakable part and be detachably fastened to the thermometer, so that the breakable part will not be broken in handling or shipping.

A further object is. to provide a shipping guard, so constructed that parts of the thermometer are utilized for holding the guard over the breakable part of the thermometer.

Still a further object is to provide asupport for athermometer, which has a recess in it for receiving the thermometer and a card having the series of graduations on it, the thermometer being fastened to the card and the card being riveted to the support by means of eyelets, so that the eyelets may be used for fastening the guard in such position that it will substantially cover the recess and thus prevent the thermometer from accidentally being broken in handling or shippin Still a further object is to provide a support for a thermometer which has a recess formed in it, the edges of the recess being beveled, the thermometer and card having the graduations on it being placed in the recess and then riveted to the support, a guard adapted to substantially cover the recess for protecting thebreakable parts of the thermome r the a d being ami es with sides, the lower edges of which are beveled, so that when the beveled edges of the guard rest against the beveled edges of the recess, it will be an easy matter to lightly force the guard into such position that the edges Wlll rest in the recess and thus require only two places of fastenings to securely hold it to the support. 1 With these and otherobjects in view, my lnventlon consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 shows a thermometer.

2 shows an end view of the same.

Fig. 3 shows a side elevation of my thermometer with the shipping guard being plan elevation of my shown in section to better illustrate the construction.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3, showing the beveled edges of the shipping guard and the coacting beveled edges of the support.

Fig. 5 shows a plan view of the blank from which the shipping guard is formed.

Fig. 6 shows a plan view of the guard after it is formed.

Fig. 7 shows an end view of the guard, showing the tapered fingers, with which the guatrd is fastened to the thermometer suppor a In the accompanying drawings, I have used the reference numeral 10 to indicate generally a thermometersupport preferably made of sheet metal. The support or back 10 is provided with openings 11 and 12, so that the thermometer may be hung in position. The support lOis provided with a recess 13. The edges of the recess are beveled at 14. The beveled portion 14 extends slightly up above the remainder of the support 10. A thermometer 16 is placed in the recess 13 adjacent to a series of graduations 15. In the present form of my device, I have shown the thermometer 16 fastened to a card 14 and have provided clamps 17 for holding the thermometer to the card. The card is secured to the support by means of the rivets 18. The rivets '18 have preferably a central opening and are commonly known as eyelets. The blank 19 fromwhich the guard is has? s providedwi h f g s 2 n are sion of the sides 21 will cause the curved portion 22 to snugly fit against thebeveled edges of the recess. In this way any variation in size of the recess will be readily taken care of. The sides 21 of the guard being of resilient material will practically make the guard fit various sizes of recesses.

The sides 21 slightly taper upwardly, as is shown bythe dottedlines 23 in Fig. 5. The tapered sides are provided because it is necessary to have a greater distance between the guard and the support near the lower end than is necessary near its upper end on account of the bulb 24 of the thermometer ex tending slightly out past the upper surface of the beveled edges 14:. V

' It will be seen that after the guard is placed in position, substantially as is shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, and the fingers 20- are forced through the rivets 18 and then bent over, it 'will prevent the guard from being accidentally displaced, and also prevent anything from striking against the ther mometer and breaking it. By having the beveled edges 14 in the recess 13 and the coacting beveled edges 22 on the guard fit snugly against each other, it prevents any movement of the guard relative to the support, and thus requires only two fastenings to hold the guard in proper position.

The fingers 20 may be made of comparatively light material, as they do not hold the guard in position when it comes to side strain, but only tend to hold the guard directly, above the thermometer. The sides 21 fitting slightly into the recess take care of all the ordinary side strain and the like.

' Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of the various parts of my improved device without departing from the essential features and purposes ofmy invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claims any modified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents, which may be reasonably included within their scope.

I claimas my invention: 1. In a device of the class described, a means for protecting a thermometer tube mounted on a support formed with a recess,- said recess being designed to receive said thermometer tube, said first means comprising a guard adapted to be placed over said thermometer tube, and means for detachably fastening said guard to said support, said last means comprising fingers formed on said guard adapted to extend through said support. 7 V

2. In a device of the class described, a means for protecting a thermometer tube on a support formed with a recess, said means comprising a guard adapted to be placed over the thermometer tube and to be spaced slightly therefrom, said guard having resiliout side members, the lower edges of said side members being curved, so that they mav be yieldingly forced into said recess, and

said fingers beingdesigned to be received in said openmgs and to extend therethrough, so 7 that when saidextended portion is bent over, it will securely hold said guard in proper relation to said support.

4. In a device of the class described, a a

means for protecting a thermometer tube on a support formed with a recess, the bottom of said recess having openings therein, said means comprising a guard adapted to substantially cover said recess and having means thereon for extending through said openings for holding said guard in position relative to the support for protecting the thermometer tube from being broken in shipping. V, V l

.5. Ina device of the class described, a

means for protecting a thermometer tube on a support formed with a'recess, said recess having beveled edges and having its bottom provided with openings, said means comprising a guard, adapted to substantially cover said recess, said guard having upwardly tapered sides, said sides having their lower edges beveled so that they may easily fit against the beveled edges of said recess, fingers extending from said guard and at right angles thereto, said fingers being adapted to extend through said openings, and to be bent over for anchoring said guard to said 7 support.

6. In a device of the class described, a means for protecting a thermometer tube on a support formed with a recess, said recess having beveled edges and having its bottom provided with openings, said means comprisinga guard adapted to substantiallycover said recess, jsaid guard having upwardly tapered resilient sides, said sides having their lower edges beveled so that they may easily fit against the beveled edges of said recess, fin 'ers extending from said guard and at rig t angles thereto, said fingers being adapted to extend through said open- 5 ings, so that when they are drawn tightly, it

will force the resilient sides outwardly thus making it possible for the guard to completely cover recesses of various sizes.

I 1 f t 1 1 b d z. n a cevlce 0 1e cass CLGSOII e a means for protecting a thermometer tube mounted on a support, sald first means comprislng a guard adapted to be placed over said thermometer, the guard being provided with a top and side members, and means for detachably fastening said guard to said support, whereby said guard W111 protect the thermometer tube against breakage, said last VIIIBHRS comprising a pan: of fingers adapted CLAUS EDWARD ERIGKSON. 

